Intel® Processors

The Intel® Xeon® processor 7400 series is designed to handle any IT consolidation project with ease while maintaining peak load application responsiveness. With key innovations like large on-die L3 cache, support for four or more processors, and expanded memory of up to 256 GB, servers based on the Intel® Xeon® processor 7400 series is the ideal choice for your large virtualization projects and data-intensive, business-critical performance requirements.

Product information Server refresh to deliver big returns Product brief: Intel® Xeon® processor 7400 series View performance benchmarks Video: Improve performance and save costs with Intel and VMware Deploying ERP on Cost-effective Industry-standard Servers Gain access, share ideas, and discuss topics with leaders in the IT community on Intel's Open Port IDC white paper: Choosing the right hardware for server virtualization Performance and scalability The Intel® Xeon® processor 7400 series is best-in-class for demanding enterprise workloads, with almost 50 percent better performance‡ in some cases and up to 10 percent reduction in platform power compared to previous generation expandable servers.◊ Designed and optimized for IT, these 6-core processors provide industry-leading multi-core processing and greater computing performance without increasing footprint and powerΔ demands. In addition, these processors are designed with Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT), enabling an ecosystem of software-based virtualization from industry leading software providers.

Features and benefits Intel® Xeon® processor 7400 series Scalable performance with decreased footprint and power demands Industry's lowest watt per core platform with available 65 watt processor Based on 45nm Intel® Core™ microarchitecture enabling low voltage options for ultra-dense deployments Platform compatible with previous generation Intel® Xeon® processor 7300 series Hardware-assisted virtualization technology Maximize virtual machine density through large memory capacity and more processor resources Investment protection and flexibility with Intel® Virtualization Technology FlexMigration (Intel® VT FlexMigration)◊ More efficient disaster recovery and high availability through virtualization Broadest ecosystem support with virtualization software providers and leading OEMs Up to 16 MB shared L3 cache Keeps more needed data closer to the cores for access faster than off-chip memory Intel® 64 architectureΛ Flexibility for 64-bit and 32-bit applications and operating systems Enhanced reliability and manageability Outstanding platform reliability with many memory controller features, combined with PCI Express* RAS features Error Correcting Code (ECC) system bus, new memory mirroring and I/O hot-plug